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R. PIETSCH.

MATTRESS HULDER.V

APPLICATION FILED 1AN.6, 191s.

Patented Nov, 28, 1916.

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REINI-IOLD PIETSCH, OF UTICA, NEW YORK, ASSIGNOR TO FOSTER BROTHERSMANU- FACTURING COMPANY', OF UTICA, NEW YORK, A CORPORATION.

MATTRESS-HOLDER.

Application lerl January 6, 1916.

To all whom t may concern: 1

Be it known that l, REINHOLD PIETsoH, of Utica, in the county of Oneidaand State of New York, have invented certain new and useful improvementsin Mattress-Holders; and I do hereby declare'that the following is afull, clear, and exact description thereof, which will enable othersskilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use 'the same,reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to thereference-numerals marked thereon, which form part of this specication.

My present invention relates to mattress holders, and particularly tosuch devices as apply to bed springs composed of coiled springs.

@ne object of my present invention is to provide a mattress holder ofimproved construction and efficient operation and one which is readilyapplied to the standard bed spring composed of coiled springs.

Another object of this invention is to provide a mattress holder whichis efficient for the regular work of a mattress holder and yet adaptedto be placed in such a position that no part of the holder shall projectabove the upper level of the bed spring. rlhis is of great advantagewhen the bed springs are being stored or shipped, in that it economizesspace and protects the mattress holder from being damaged or fromdamaging other things.

A further purpose of my invention is to provide a mattress holderwherein the holder is adapted to be folded or housed within the normalspace or level of the bed spring and yet will as soon as released,assume its natural operative position.

Another' object of my invention is to utilize the resiliency of the bedspring to hold the mattress holder in erect or operative position and atthe same time utilize the compressibility of the bed spring to house themattress holder ina compact way. Furthermore, my objectis to so arrangeand combine the parts that the springs will not be strained nor theholder distorted by reason of the holders being housed within the spacenormally occupied by the bed spring.

A still further object sought to be attained by my invention is toprovide a simple mattress holder that can be applied to a great varietyof bed springs without change Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 2, 19116..

Serial No. 70,556.

of construction and which, if desired, may be applied to bed springsalready in use.

Another object is to provide a mattress holder that is not only adaptedto extend along the sides of the bed spring and fold down thereupon, butalso one which extends about the corners of the spring and part wayalong the ends thereof; and moreover a holder where these end extensionslikewise fold down and at all times strengthen the side members of themattress holder.

Further purposes and objects of my invention will appear from thespecification and claims herein.

Figure 1 is a plan view of one corner of a coiled-spring bed spring towhich has been applied a mattress holder embodying my invention. Fig. 2is an end view of the same. Fig. 3 is a vertical sectional view on line3 3 of Fig. l. Fig. 4: is a vertical sectional view on line 3-3 of Fig,1, but with the holder depressed.

Referring to the drawings in a more particular description, there isillustrated on a reduced scale one corner of a bed spring composed ofthe usual coiled springs 6 set on end, mounted in rows and with theupper convolution 7 of adjacent springs secured to each other as bybeing interlocked as at 8 in the row back from the side of the bedspring or connected by clips 9 as illustrated in the edge row of springsor the row next to the side of the bed spring or by longer clips 10 suchas used between adjacent springs of the edge row and the row nextthereto. About the upper edge of the bed spring extends the usual edgerod 11, secured to the upper' convolution of the spring 6 about thesides and end of the bed spring as by clips 12. rlhe construction of thelower end of the springs 6 or their mounting, not being relevant to thisinvention, need not be shown or described.

The mattress holding arms in their simplest form have a horizontalportion 13, the inner end of which lll is secured to the upperconvolutionvof a spring 6 back from the edge of the bed spring,preferably to the outer side of a spring adjacent to an edge spring.From its attached end 14 the horizontal part 13 extends toward the sideof the bed spring over the inner side 15 of the upper convolution of anedge spring and then extends across the top of said edge spring Vnearlyto the outer side 16 of said spring. Before reaching the said outer sideof said edge spring the holder 20 turns upward, forming an upstandingportion or finger 17 ,which engages the outer edge of the mattress andoperates to hold the same in place.

Preferably the upstanding lingers 17 will have their upper extremitiesconnected by horizontal means extending longitudinally of the side ofthe bed spring in order to obviate the presence of sharp upstandingpoints to give greater holding surface against the mattress so as not towear the same and so as to more readily enable all of the mattressholding arms to be depressed when necessary.

The preferred form of mattress holding Y arms 20 is shown in perspectivein the drawings. Here the arms are formed in pairs, as it were, in thatthe two horizontal arms 13 have the upper extremity of their fingers 17connected by connecting rods 18 rigidly secured to saidupstandinglingers. A convenient form of constructing said holders in pairs is tobend the same up out of one piece of'material such as a length of wire.A satisfactory construction is to have the two arms 13 of said` U-shapedholder spaced apart the distance of from the center of one row ofsprings to the center of the next row of springs as shown in thedrawings by the holders, the arms of which extend to the side of the bedspring. It will be obvious, however, that the horizontal arms 13 of theholders 2O may be spaced a greaterv distance so as to span two or threerows of springs or might be so close together as to have both of thearms of one holder secured to one and the same spring and projectedgeward over the same edge spring. The advantage of having the holdersconstructed in this U- shaped form is that it provides a simple mannerof keeping the upstanding arms 17 in upright position and preventingtheir being bent sidewise. It will be obvious that theupstanding fingers17 of one of these double holders being rigidly connected by theconnecting rod 18, will readily remain upright without relying upon anyparticular form of fastening where the ends 14 are connected to theupper convolutions of the springs back from the edge. Furthermore, theseU-shaped mattress holders may be used, if desired, without furtherlongitudinal connecting means along the sides of the bed spring, becausethe rods 18 keep the upper ends of the fingers 17 from doing damage andgive a sufficient bearing against the mattress to keep it in placewithout wear. However, in order to further extend the bearing surfaceagainst the mattress and to obviate the presence even of angles alongthe sides of the mattress and also to make the holders operate more inunison, I prefer to c011- neet the rods 18 along one side of the bedspring with an upper rod 19 secured to the holders at the level of saidrods 18 and secured to said rods 18 as by clips 20, encircling the shortconnecting rods 18 and the long upper rod 19.

By reference particularly to Fig. 8 it will be seen that the horizontalarms of the holders 20 where they pass over the inner side 15 of theedge springs are not connected to said edge springs, but simply restupon the upper surface thereof. rlhe support of the inner sides 15 issuiicient to hold the mattress holders in upward or operative positionwhen the mattress is thereon, because the mattress as plainly indicatedin dotted lines in F ig. 3 exerts no downward pressure on the saidmattress holder. As already mentioned, the upstanding arms 17 startbefore the horizontal arms 13 reach the outer side 1G of the edgesprings. When it is desired to have the mattress holders in inoperativeposition or housed, as it were, within the usual space of the bedspring, a downward pressure upon the upwardly projecting parts of themattress holders will cause them to assume the relative position clearlyindicated in Fig. el. In coming to this position such downward pressurehas somewhat compressed the edge spring by reason of the pressure uponits inner side at 15. At the same time the upstanding arms 17 havepassed downwardly within the cavities of the respective springs overwhich they formerly projected. The clearance between the arms 17 and theouter side 16 of the top convolution and the outer side of theconvolutions immediately below is suHicient to let the arms 17 passdownwardly within the spring cavities without danger of the holdersbecoming caught and without danger of damage to the springs. lt will beunderstood, of course, that as soon as the downward pressure upon themattress holders is released, they will again move up to operativeposition under the expansive force of the edge springs. "lVhen theholders ale thus compressed it will be obvious that the short connectingrods 18 and the long top rod 19 will lie along the upper surface of thebed spring.

As a` further means of strengthening the mattress holders here describedand of preventing dislocation of the parts, especially at the corners ofthe bed spring, I prefer to have the top rod 19 turned in at the ends ofthe bed spring and extend some distance along the ends of the bed springand inclined downwardly and pivotally fastened to the edge rod 5 of thespring bed as at 21, so that movement of rod 19 laterally orlongitudinally of the side of the bed is prevented, while at the sametime the said rod may freely rise and fall with the pivotal point 21 asthe center of said movement.v

The construction so far shown may be further strengthened by a one-armedholder 12" having the upper extremity of its upstanding arm 17u securedto the part of the rod 19 extending along the end of the bed spring.This holder 12a may be fastened as at 12b to the farther side of thespring next to the corner spring, While the horizontal part of saidholder extends over the horizontal farm 13 of that spring and under thehorizontal arm of the corner spring.

l/Vhat, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. In a mattress holder the combination of a bed spring composed of rowsof coiled springs set on end and arms each having one end attached tothe top convolution of a spring back from an edge spring and extendingover the inner side of said edge spring and having its outer end turnedup before the outer side of said outer spring is reached and adapted toengage the outer edge of the mattress and hold it in place, the outerpart of said arms with their upturned outer ends being adapted to beforced down into the cavity of the edge springs over which they project.

2. In a mattress holder the combination of a bed spring composed of rowsof coiled springs set on end, arms each having one end attached to thetop convolution of a spring adjacent to an edge spring and extendingover the inner side of said edge spring and having its outer end turnedup before the inner side of said edge spring is reached and membersconnecting the extremities of said upturned ends adapted with saidupturned ends to engage the outer edge of the mattress and hold it inplace, the outer part of said arms with their upturned ends beingadaptedto be forced down into the cavity of the edge springs over whichthey project, and the said connecting members being adapted to then lieflat upon the upper surface of the bed spring.

3. In a mattress holder the combination of a bed spring composed of rowsof coiled springs set on end and U-shaped arms having their separateends attached to the top convolutions of springs adjacent to edgesprings and extending over the inner side of said edge springs andhaving their outer or looped ends turned up before the outer side ofsaid edge springs is reached and adapted to engage the outer edge of themattress and hold it in place, the outer part of saidarms with theirupturned outer ends being adapted to be forced down into the cavity ofthe edge springs over which they project and the connecting or loop partof said arms being adapted to then lie fiat upon the upper surface ofthe bed spring.

4. In a mattress holder the combination of a bed spring composed of rowsof coiled springs set on end, U-shaped arms having their separate endsattached to the top. convolutions of springs adjacent to edge springsand extending over the inner side of said edge spring and having theirouter or looped ends turned up before the outer side of said edgesprings is reached and adapted to engage the outer edge of the mattressand hold it in place, and members connecting the looped upper part of-said arm along the edge of the bed spring, the outer part of said armswith their upturned outer ends being adapted to be forced down into thecavity of the edge springs into which they project and the connecting orloop part of said arms, together with the connecting members adapted tolie flat within the upper surface of the bed spring.

5. In a mattress holder the combination of a bed spring composed of rowsof coiled springs set on end, arms each having one end attached to thetop convolution of a spring adjacent to an edge spring and extendingover the inner side of said edge spring and having its outer end turnedup before the inner side of said edge spring is reached and membersconnecting the extremities of said upturned ends adapted with saidupturned ends to engage the outer edge of the mattress and hold it inplace, the outer part of said arms with their upturned ends beingadapted to be forced down into the cavity of the edge springs over whichthey project and the said connecting members being adapted to then lieflat upon the upper surface of the bed spring, the ends of saidconnecting members being turned back along the adjacent end of the bedspring and downward to the bed spring edge and hingedly secured thereto.

In witness whereof I have affixed my signature in the presence of twowitnesses, this 2nd day of November, 1915.

REINHOLD PIE'ISCI-I. Witnesses:

HARRIET WILLIAMS, HELEN E. OLIN.

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